Colfax County, Nebraska

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Colfax County, Nebraska is among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate, and among the highest in the country for foreign born (36th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Colfax County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	10,641	1,978,707	334,922,499	2443rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$82,530	$76,475	$80,734	493rd of 3,221
Median Age	35.5	37.2	38.9	2924th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.8%	34.6%	35.7%	2847th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$144,700	$238,600	$332,700	2328th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$980	$1,072	$1,413	1063rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.9%	10.6%	12.5%	3024th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.3%	3.0%	5.2%	3085th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	25.9	25.8	n/a	2122nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	28.9%	8.0%	14.1%	36th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.4	n/a	n/a	116th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.3%	66.5%	65.2%	1302nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	17.4	19.2	26.4	2898th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.6%	11.0%	15.1%	2982nd of 3,222
Uninsured	18.3%	n/a	n/a	347th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.7%	48.8%	46.9%	1098th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.0%	n/a	n/a	1038th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Colfax County, Nebraska

Statistic	Colfax County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	44.7%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47.8%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	56.9	41.3	61.4

Age in Colfax County, Nebraska

Statistic	Colfax County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	35.5	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	30.6%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.0%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.9%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.7%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.0%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.8%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Colfax County, Nebraska

Statistic	Colfax County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	3,707	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.4	2.5
Family Households	78.3%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	41.9%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	26.6%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	18.9%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	31.6%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Colfax County, Nebraska

Statistic	Colfax County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,388	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.1%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.8%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	23.4%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.9%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.9%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.6%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.9%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Colfax County, Nebraska

Statistic	Colfax County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	3,997	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	82.0%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.2%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.3%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,967.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.7%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	17.2%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,710	$3,549	n/a

Education in Colfax County, Nebraska

Statistic	Colfax County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	20.6%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.7%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.0%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.7%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.1%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Colfax County, Nebraska

Statistic	Colfax County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	70.0%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.0%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.9%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	50.9%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.2%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	0.4%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Colfax County, Nebraska

Statistic	Colfax County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	56.5%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	7.4%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	21.4%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	55.4%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	40.4%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	16.4%	9.5%	16.7%

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